Near Monroe in Monroe County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Old Hull Road

By Dale K. Benington, February 6, 2010

1. Old Hull Road Marker

Inscription. General Hull's army hewed out of the wilderness the first Michigan road when it advanced from the River Raisin to Detroit at the beginning of the War of 1812.
In Monroe the original crossing of the river by Hull's Army was at a ford near the present Winchester bridge.
North of Monroe, Hull's road followed an old Indian trail which is now the course of M-56, long known as the Old Dixie, which courses the shore line of Lake Erie and which, northwest of Oldport runs into the Old River Road, thence into Jefferson Avenue, Detroit.
Hull's army engineers were the first to bridge the Huron River in anticipation of the movement to Detroit of men and supplies from Monroe where a quartermaster depot had been established.

Erected by Monroe County Historical Society.

Location. 41° 55.661′ N, 83° 21.305′ W. Marker is near Monroe, Michigan, in Monroe County. Marker is at the intersection of North Dixie Highway and Welcome Way, on the right when traveling north on North Dixie Highway. Touch for map. This historical marker is located just in front of the Raisin River Golf Club, about 0.3 miles east of Interstate 75 (about 0.1 miles east of the north bound exit ramp). Marker is in this post office area: Monroe MI 48162, United States of America.

Other nearby markers.

By Dale K. Benington, February 6, 2010

2. Old Hull Road Marker

View of historical marker in the right foreground, and of the modern day roadway (the North Dixie Highway)that was built atop of the Old Hull Road).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.

Also see . . . Hull's Road. This is a link to information provided by Ohio History Central, an online encyclopedia of Ohio History. (Submitted on September 4, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)

View of the historical marker located opposite where the road, Welcome Way, joins with the North Dixie Highway.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on February 6, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,515 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on February 6, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.